Beyond Life and Death
I don't own Danny Phantom.
Chapter 13: Dead and done for
The Specter Speeder continued to zoom around the perimeter of the prison, looking for somewhere to land. The guards were continuing to fire off round after round of beams from their ghost rifles. However, the Speeder's shield deflected the bolts away from the craft. Another helpful addition was the Ecto tracking lasers: two on each side of the craft. They remotely tracked ghost sources and fired on them. The guards had to take cover as they watched the others get fried.
"Jack! We have to find someplace to land and enter the compound! The shield is losing power!" she yelled, as she tapped on a LCD panel that was flashing red.
"I'm looking! I'm looking!" he yelled as he scanned the courtyard. He still couldn't find a way to get out of this hot zone. It seemed as though all the doors were also in some sort of shield, made relevant by the ship's lasers striking the walls and disappearing upon contact. It was like nothing they had worked. It was by this thought that he finally got an idea.
"Here we are," he said to himself as he eyed a guard tower near the main building. He hit a button on the console and a green energy orb shot from the front of the craft and straight at the bottom of the tower. It striked and sent the tower realign back towards the wall. Upon striking it, it broke through the wall and left a very good-sized hole for Speeder to fit in. Jack drove the Speeder through the hole and brought it down in the wall.
The Fentons jumped out of the speeder and Jack quickly opened up the side compartment. He looked in at the kids and yelled," Okay! Grabbed a weapon and get out!"
The three of them each grabbed a ghost assault rifle and a few ghost grenades. Jazz had the Fenton Ghost Peeler on her. Jack armed himself with a Ghost Bazooka, while Maddie strapped her own on her back and activated the red poles of her energy staff.
"Here's the plan: We head down this thing until we find the Warden's office. Then, we take down Walker and get some answers."
"As long as we get to fight some ghosts along the way," Tucker said as he armed his weapon.
"Just one flaw to the plan. We are in the middle of a ghost prison that is overflowing with armed guards. How do we find Walker's office in this mess?" Jazz asked.
Then, as though if by answer, a ghost guard materialized down from the ceiling and repaired in front of them. He was about to fire off his ghost rifle, when Maddie swung her energy staff and cut the barrel off of it. She then pointed the energy part of the staff at his neck and asked, "Which way to Walker's office?"
The guard, who had now developed a completely terrified look on his face, blurted out, "Go through the cell corridor…take a left after going straight through five intersections…flight of stairs…go up it and it's the third door on the right."
"Thank you," Maddie said as she removed the blade from his neck. The guard then quickly materialized up through the ceiling and gave them a clear path.
"We better move. We have to get to Walker before who knows what happens," Jack said. The five then hurried off down the hallway and proceed to where Walker was residing.
Over in Walker's office, the Necromancer once again sat cross-legged on the floor. This time, he wasn't wearing his robes. Everyone could now see him as Danny. And the one person who hated it the most was Walker.
"Sir," Walker began as he materialized through the floor behind the Necromancer. "The Fentons have stormed the compound and are making their way here."
The Necromancer sensed the hatefulness towards him in Walker's voice. He got up and turned towards Walker. "And how does this involve me? I have what I want."
"But it was because of me I got it for you!"
"Still, I have the power here. Not you."
"I have to keep this place in order! I sent my men out to get your building and power supply! I deserve some help!"
"You can handle this by yourself. I'm sure you want revenge!"
"I'd kill you if you were the boy!"
"I see you have some hostilities with the vessel I chose."
"He humiliated me twice. I would kill him if I had the chance."
"Well, you can. I have already done my gathering and I am ready to be done with my vessel. In time, you can do as you please with him. For now, give his family a warm reception."
Walker felt like ripping him in two. Taking orders from Fenton? He would rather burrow to hell and dip his face in the devil's fire. But, fighting the strongest ghost in the zone would be a bad idea. He gave the ghost a salute and said, "As you wish."
The Necromancer nodded his head and then materialized through the ceiling.
Back in the hallway…
The Fentons, Sam, and Tucker quickly moved through the corridors lined with prison cells and fought of the multitude of guards sent in to take them out. Surprisingly though, none of the prisoners had been let out. All they did was hammer on the bars and let out cries like caged animals.
"Why isn't Walker letting them out of their cages?" Jack asked as he fired off a round of his bazooka at a guard, sending him backward into the wall.
"Its Walker! He's all about order!" Tucker yelled as he knocked a guard to the ground with a shot from his rifle.
"I like to talk about his personal life too, but we have something important to get done!" Sam yelled. She then activated one of her ghost grenades and tossed it towards a group of guards. The explosion disintegrated them on the spot. With a clear path, they ran down the final stretch and ran up the flight of stairs the first they had meet told them to go up. After another hallway, they found themselves in front of the door leading to Walker's office. Maddie lifted up her hand and the two groups then moved to either side of the wall: Jack and Maddie on one side and Sam, Tucker, and Jazz on the other. Jack then raised his hand, counting off three…two…one.
He then suddenly kicked down the door and the others rushed in. They stood in a line and aimed their weapons at whatever was in there. The only thing in there, however, was Walker. He was bent over his desk with his back turned to the attackers.
"Turn around!" Jack ordered.
The only thing Walker did was he started laughing. "That's funny. This is all a joke. First, I take orders from my greatest enemy. And now, his family and friends have single-handedly broken into my complex, wiped out a good number of my guards, and have thrown my rule into utter chaos. This is just funny!"
"Give up!" Maddie ordered.
Walker turned to them, allowing them all to see his mouth twisted in a psychotic smile and his eyes a blaze with anger. "I always am about order," he said, ignoring the words Maddie yelled out to him. "And, even if it is by my master's wishes, I still have to take down those who threaten it." He took of his cowboy hat and set it on the desk. He then loosened is tie and unbuttoned the top button of his shirt.
"I hope you have enjoyed your moments on Earth. For now, that time is to end!" He then fired off an Ecto blast from his hand right at the group. It exploded in front of them and sent them flying off in different directions. Tucker recovered first and fired off shots from his rifle. Walker produced an n Ecto shield with his fist and deflected those shots away. Maddie jumped into the air and brought her staff down on Walker. He jumped back to avoid the strike and quickly moved around as Maddie attempted to slice him. He then brought his fist into the staff's main core and broke it in two. This was followed up with an uppercut that knocked Maddie up into the air and then back into the ground a few feet from Walker.
Jack wiped out his Jack-O-Nine-Tails and pointed it at Walker. The whip like devices flew out of it and headed right for Walker. He put up his arm in defense and the ropes wrapped themselves around it. The electrical discharge of Ecto energy surged into his body, but he only grunted at this pain. He then drew his arm back, freeing the weapon from Jack's grip and sending it across the room, the bindings unraveling from Walker's arm. Jack drew out his bazooka and fired off a shot from it at Walker. Walker jumped into the air and avoided the shot completely. As he was coming back down, his fist then glowed green and he brought it back. Jack quickly got out of the way as Walker's fist then made contact with the ground. A shockwave escaped from the resulting impact and knocked Jack down to the ground. Jack then got up only to have Walker then grabbed him by the collar of his jumpsuit and fling him into his desk. It exploded into a hailstorm of splinters upon Jack making contact with it.
Jazz then wiped out her Fenton Ghost Peeler and activated it. In no time, grey armor enshrouded her entire body. Through the visor of the helmet, she established a lock on Walker and fired. Walker had turned to face her, but now he took a stream of Ecto energy right to the face. Jazz watched as the right of his face then began to peel off like paint chips. She then moved the beam down and it began to eat through his clothing. Green blood began to appear around his chest in small patches. Walker bit down on his mouth as he felt the beam start to end away at him. He quickly charged up an Ecto shot and shot it right at her. She took it full force in the gut, crying out as she felt it connect. She bent down to the ground as her now damaged armor went back into her weapon.
Through his only good eye, Walker looked at Jazz and stated," I'm be glad to tell you that you will be the first of this humans to be taken care off."
He then felt three separate bolts of pain strike him in the back. He spun around to see Sam there with her assault rifle aimed right at him. Walker laughed angrily and walked towards her. Sam fired off a few more shots, only to have being absorbed by Walker and making him laugh even more.
"You are really something else. What makes you think you can beat me?" Walker asked as he stood in front of Sam.
"I just know I can beat you," she replied.
"You sound just like Fenton at that point. At least killing you will fulfill some part of me that wants him dead."
Just then, Walker felt the force of something hit him across his head. He didn't say anything, only turned around to see Tucker standing there with his rifle held by the muzzle. Walker let out smirk and punched him across the face, sending him spinning away from him.
"Futile. You humans are so-" he was cut off as he turned to face Sam, who wasn't there. Instead, he looked down to see three ghost grenades at his feet with the pins out. Before he could react, they exploded and he was hit by the blast wave. Every shielded their eyes and listened to Walker's screams of agony. His outer shell was now starting to peel away like skin shedding. Finally, one last eruption of power was emitted and knocked everyone back down to the ground. When the chaos had cleared, everyone opened his or her eyes back up. Where Walker had stood now there was nothing but a scorch mark.
"Is it over?" Jack asked as he began to walk over to where Walker had previously stood.
Just then, out of nowhere, the Necromancer appeared and hovered over the spot. "You wish," he said.
Tucker aimed his rifle at the Necromancer and prepared to fire. The Necromancer turned around and shot out an Ecto ball that hit the gun and melted the muzzle right off of it.
"You'd shot a friend and family member? I'm shocked," he said.
"The Necromancer isn't someone we consider family," Maddie stated.
Whoever, the Necromancer ignored her. He was staring down at the scorch mark that had been Walker. "It's a shame that he died. But, in the end, his overambitious nature to kill Danny and those related to him clouded his better judgement. And as we speak, some guards here are either gone or deserted, along with the prisoners still in their cells. But, who needs them? I have enough power to bring humanities end and I will bring the human's rule to an end. But first, I think it is time to be done with Mr. Fenton."
"What are you talking about?" Jack asked.
"You honestly think I actually was Danny? He was pathetic. He couldn't control my powers for he only unlocked them. I'm at my top strength now and its time to bring my old self back."
Danny's body then opened its mouth and out poured a stream of green Ectoplasm. Fenton's eyes lost their green glow and rolled back into his head and the slime continued to exit his mouth. Finally, the sludge finished spilling from his mouth and the result was a pile of it on the floor and Danny's body dropping to the floor. Everyone just stood it shock and felt like their bodies had become ridged with fear. The, the green sludge then started to stretch upwards. Soon enough, it went from a puddle and to a model of a seven-foot human. The model then began to take shape. A black tunic, pants, and robe appeared the body as clothing. They were adorned in green Babylonian symbols. Black shoes appeared on the feet as blue hands appeared and the fingers stretched out. The head then began to also take form. The skin on it was blue, the eyes were a deep green, and the hair was long and the same color as the eyes.
With his body finally in full form, the Necromancer blinked his eyes a few times and then gave off a cruel smile. "Are you so much in shock as to see a God?" he asked. He then stared down at Danny's body and added," Do not worry about him. In time, he will be done away with."
Sam felt her anger boiling inside of her. This thing had taken Danny from her. She felt like screaming out at it but just couldn't. It was though some kind of terror was restating off of was like chains wrapped around her body. She wanted to vent her anger on him. She didn't want to see Danny die. And yet she could just do nothing.
"Well, its time I unleash my final move on the humans. But first," the Necromancer then disappeared and suddenly reappeared behind Sam. He grabbed her around the neck and lifted her up to his neck. It was like this single event broke the paralysis that was on everyone as Jazz then yelled," Sam!"
"Of all the people here, you seem to be very important," the Necromancer said. He then took a smell of Sam's hair and said," I see why Danny thought of you as such a fine girl. Too bad Hess going to be very lonely after this."
"Let her go!" Maddie yelled.
"Or what? Your weapons are ineffective against me. And besides, emotions do not slow me down."
"You are going to die," Sam managed to get out even though he had a tight grip around her throat.
"Sorry, but I've already done that. Why not you feel what it's like?"
Just then, Sam's eyes went wide and here breathing was cut down to slow, raspy breaths as she felt a pain unlike any she had felt before. She wanted to scream, but she couldn't. Her body then went ridged and as her head dropped, she could see what the cause was. The Necromancer's head had ripped right through her back and out her front, from the spot where her heart was. His arm was entirely coated in his blood. Her head began to spin as their came screams of pain, name being called out, and the Necromancer's hideous laughter. And then, everything thing stopped and that all too familiar darkness wrapped around her. And this time, it seemed as though that darkness wouldn't lift.
What is the fate of Sam and the others? Is the Necromancer to be the victor here? Chapter 14 is coming so.